The SPCA doesn’t receive any government help. All of its 3.7M$ budget comes from donations. With the number of animals they have to care for each year, that translates into 32 cents per animal per day. They receive 30-40 complaints per day about cruelty to animals in Montreal. There are only 3 investigators to look into them. Quebec has 8 animal cruelty inspectors, while Ontario has 247. Even when they do find evidence of cruelty, there is insufficient legislation here to get it to stop.

I think when I adopt my pet there in the next month or so, I think I’ll volunteer some time as well.